“But his visit to Berchtesgaden and his comments there raise troubling questions that he has failed to answer.”
Letter: Growing pains in Arden
“It’s going to cost gazillions to retool the economy, rebuild infrastructure and control COVID-19. That’s just the icing on the cake. The cake is global warming.”
Letter: Wells offers proven leadership for county
“She advocates for environmental stewardship, equity and inclusion, public education and rural broadband.”
Letter: Climate change must be addressed for WNC farmers
“Without a direct and unflinching acknowledgment of the climate crisis, we cannot ensure the future of North Carolina agriculture.”
Winds of war
Letter: Complete the census to get fair funding, representation
“Asheville and Buncombe County are in danger of losing a significant amount of financial support from the federal government by residents not completing and returning their census information by Sept. 30.”
Letter: Peace Day can start the healing at home
“Peace in Asheville has never been more important than in the year 2020.”
Letter: Don’t defund police, but properly train them
“We urge Asheville City Council not to defund the police but make changes needed to rid police of the ‘bad apples’ after due process, and to properly train officers going forward.”
Letter: What Mission nurses should consider in union vote
“The nurses voting at Mission Hospital should know there is likely no going back if NNU wins this election.”
Letter: Encourage nurses’ union to improve hospital system
“What kind of community hospital do you want?”
Af-Ford-ability
Letter: Be aware of what your meat purchase supports
“Many who avoid clothing made in sweatshops and who buy Equal Exchange coffee and chocolate may be unaware what they are supporting when they purchase meat.”
Drinking games
Letter: Why didn’t someone help driver make bail?
“I thought Asheville has a bail reform group that helps people in jail make bail.”
Letter: We can talk about HIV and prevent it with PrEP
“We have providers of this medication all over the state, especially here in Asheville, where you can contact WNCAP (Western NC AIDS Project).”
Letter: How welcoming is Asheville to people of less means?
“I couldn’t help wondering how our ‘native’ population, of all races, who are struggling with gentrification, unaffordable housing, nonliving wages and income inequality might be feeling when they hear that story.”
Presidential visit
Letter: Contact legislators to support renewable energy
“This is a call to action for the citizens of North Carolina to contact their legislators and demand a necessary change to support 100% renewable energy by 2050.”
Letter: A new prescription: health care for all!
“No one foresaw the COVID-19 pandemic, a condition that has now made Medicare for All a much more urgent issue.”
Proverbially speaking
Letter: Wadsworth would put conservation first
“She is a breath of fresh air for our state, clearly up to facing our fiercest challenges.”